Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-29
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church. The Sabbath school teachers
constructed a beautiful cabin OF cotton
with the roof sparkling with imitation
snow. Inside the house were many at.
| tractive presents and sweetmeats At the
hour for commencing the exercises the
concern caught fire from Chinese Ian.
tern and was entirely consumed 1t was
| only through the cool and united efforts
! of those present that the magnificent
church edfice was saved. =, /:
At Council Bluffs. Dec "a, while grad.
ers were at work on Lees dirt bank, be.
tween Tenth and Eleventh avenues, q
large mass of dirt weighing perhaps five
or six tons suddenly caved In and com.
pletely buried two men working below.
One Of them, Dan Kelly, was instantly
killed. His arms and legs were broken.
each in several places. his back badly
broken and lis chest caved in. The other
laborer, Charles Thornton, had an arm
broken and was injured internally. He 10
not expected to live.
For years pact the Episcopal church Of
Dubuque has been laborng under a debt
OF twenty seven thousand dollars. On
Dec. 20 it was announced that the money
to pay 1t of had been raised by the mem.
Der, of the church In that city. Now that
the debt Of the church is to be paid of
an effort will be made t, have the diocese
of Iowa divided and Dubuque be selected
as the center Of the new see, to be called
the Dincese Of Dubuque. The church
at Dubuque Is the finest building of this
denomination In the State.
To settle the important dispute as to
whether Bug" Holiday should go to
the st. Louis Browns or to the Des Moines,
both clubs claiming him for the year, an
examination Of the files OF the Western
Union dispatches was made at Des
Moines and resulted in finding no dispatch
from Holiday under date Of October 30.
is claimed by President Won der Abe
dispatch was found to w. Ii. Goldsby.
Evansville, from Holiday. expressing u
willingness to sign with ST. Louis, but it
was sent on the 10Th. the day before the
legal time for signing According to the
decision Of the arbitration committe at
the late meeting In Cincinnati. Holiday
therefore goes to Des Moines.
Prophet Foster predicts that January
will be stormy changeable month. The
first seven days will be full Of buster.
trm, and changes from cold to warm
weather. and will average much warmer
tuan the last week In December The
principal force OF these storms will re oh
the river about the ST. 9Th and 1th. The
other storm dates will be alb ut the 18th.
18Th, s5lh and 18th. The changes from
warm to cold. and the reverse will be
sudden and sharp from the 18th to the
eth. The weather will be less change
able between the 9Th and 18th and after
The eth. We expect quite warm weather
about the 9Th and 7th. with cold reaction
during the week following"
The city council Of Davenport has
chartered street railway company.
Ottumwss artesan well has reached
depth Of 900 feet. There Is plenty Of
water, but NO gas.
Robert Brown. = coal miner. fatally
shot john Nichol,ou. au,tAer miner, at
Knoxville Junction. Dec. 20. Brown was
arresteu aud |. nov Ia jail.
Mrs. Carrie Lane Chapman, Of Marsh |
alllown. Is organizing now political
party In Iowa TO be called the American
party. She is preparing for tour of the
State for the purpose of organizing local
branches. She is coutdent the new party
will eventually control the politics OF the
country. She says that 500 names per
day are being added to its membership in
New York, and that it can already boast
of u Governor in California. The motto
of the new party is America for Ameri.
cans" She expects to have large mem
bership in Iowa before spring.
1t is understood that . syndicate has
been formed in Dcs Moines fer the pur-
chase of the Iowa State Register. and an
option on the property has been obtained.
the price agreed upon being 500. 900.
The option includes the Regi1ter plant
and the Homestead Of both proprietors
Rumor has it il the deal is completed the
new publisher! will radically change the
policy OF the paper from an advocate of
prohibition to champion Of high license.
The deal creates great excitement among
me element Of the Republican party.
which Is alarmed at the probability of
soon being without an organ. The Clark
'on' are said TO be interested In tho own
crship of the Chicago Times. the one to
become editor aud the other business
manager, so that the sale OF the Register
is considered extremely probable.
Two breweries, valued at 800, 900 and
Employing 100 men, suspended opera.
lion at Marion.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Drakcville
have successfully experimental in
threshng their corn fodder.
A farmer near Cherokee has lost ST..
80 worth Of hogs in three weeks from
some unknown disease.
Phil Armour has asked Keokuk
pitchers to handle his meat. II they
efu>e he will establish a meat depot
there.
Charlie Jones. IS years old. attempted
to eros the Iowa Central in front of
freight train at Grinnell, Dec. 90, but
slipped and one leg was 50 badly crushed
hat amputation was necessary. He died
the next mprning.
The Stock ami News Exchange is the
title Of new six column folio daily pub.
Iished by the Union Stock Yards Publish
ing Company. of Sioux City. which made
is first appearance Dec. 23. 1t will be
devoted mainly to the 1--we stock and
packing interests Of Sioux City and the
tributary territory.
II is estimated that there is a sufficient
amount of coal in Iowa to furnish 4.0OO,-
1oJ tons per annum for speriod of 5000
years.
A couple Of persons at Red Oak have
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